31st Street
Top Categories
Justice for South Side Dad Who Was Right-Hooked in 31st Street Protected Lane
There’s some good news in the case of Andrew Berg, a South Side father who was struck and injured by a right-turning driver while bicycling in the 31st Street protected bike lane last May. After suing the driver and winning the case in arbitration, yesterday he received a settlement to cover his hospital bills, pain and suffering, and damage to his cycle.
March 3, 2017
South Side Dad Says He Wants Justice After Being Right-Hooked on 31st Street
Andrew Berg, a McKinley Park resident who commutes year-round with his two small children from their home to Hyde Park via cargo bike, is trying to recover damages after being struck by a right-turning driver within a gap in one of the 31st Street protected bike lanes last spring.
November 7, 2016
City Begins Work on Next 50 Miles of Bikeways, Funds Bikes N’ Roses
Today at a ribbon cutting for curb-protected bike lanes on 31st Street by the Illinois Institute of Technology, Mayor Emanuel and transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld elaborated on the city’s previously announced plan to build 50 more miles of bikeways by 2019.
April 11, 2016
Residents and Politicians Urge CTA to Restore Lincoln, 31st Street Bus Service
During the public comment period of last night's Chicago Transit Authority's budget hearing, the only one the agency is holding this year, many politicians and residents urged the CTA board to restore the Lincoln Avenue and 31st Street bus routes.
November 17, 2015
Once Again, Hilkevitch Spins His Wheels When Writing About Biking
Veteran Tribune transportation reporter Jon Hilkevitch is usually effective at covering highway and transit news but, when it comes to bicycle projects, he often misses the mark. For example, around the time of the Divvy launch, in spring of last year, he wrote a couple of articles painting the system as a dysfunctional ripoff. By August, he wrote another piece that all but admitted he was wrong.
June 9, 2014